Imagine you could meet the 12 year old version of you,just as you were at that age. What would they say to you? Would they like you? Think about it hard. Be honest. My 12 year old version of myself would punch me in the stomach and push me on the floor. She would hate me because:
I lie too much, I still eat meat, I am cynical, I trust nobody, I say bad things about people, I am a time waster, I am not famous, I have no patience, I still cannot speak Chinese, I hold a grudge,I like revenge,I am not rich,I am not married to Martin Kemp,I have not invented anything that is going to change people's lives,I have not written an epic novel, I don't always say what I think, I'm not totally honest all the time, I keep secrets, and she would hate me most of all because I am a coward! I stop myself from doing things for fear of being embarassed, I am scared of ridicule when as she well knew, "ridicule is nothing to be scared of".
